Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

OCTOBER 22, 2009

If you don’t buy the extended warranty it costs you just to call and try to get help. Apple is never about the customer but their own bottom line and not begin engaged with the customers about issues through social media shows this even further. Answers Yahoo! Look at their policy about servicing you from the get go.

Apple 154

Apple Twitter Forums Policies 154

Buzz Marketing for Technology

JULY 7, 2008

Ok, ok, maybe they do in terms of commercial viability, but inherently there is motion from channel to channel based on content, time, cost, benefits, etc. I think the same is true for the bevy of social tools. Social networking has hit a tipping point, but the channels will continue to ebb and flow. wommeme, yahoo.

Communities 117

Communities Groups Groups Social Media 117

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 21, 2009

Every bad sale costs you five. Here’s some more food for thought: Every blog post or negative review costs you thousands of customers. Some will go the extra mile to share with their friends exactly why they’re moving on, too, so don’t make any missteps that will cost you business down the road. Answers Yahoo!

Social Media 153

Social Media Strategy Marketing Vimeo 153

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 19, 2008

Here’s what Sprint is thinking: you’re wasting our valuable customer service dollars and our errors are costing us too much money, so we’ll drop you and we’ll save big. As Seen In… Social Media Backtype Brightkite Business Exchange DailyBooth del.icio.us Answers Yahoo!

Reputation 100

Reputation Airlines Digg MySpace 100

Social Media Network Marketing

AUGUST 19, 2010

Professional networks like LinkedIn. Social networks like Facebook and others. Social news / bookmarking sites like del.icio.us, technorati, dig and others. Collaborative Research sites such as Yahoo Answers, Rediff Q&A. The various points of influence are: Traditional/mainstream websites.

Reputation 87

Reputation Social Media Xanga Microblogging 87

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 4, 2010

At the end of the day, we know most people are active on social networks because they have some reason for being there (be it to make a sale or to establish authority, for example), but through your regular interactions, you need to recognize that these are byproducts of your genuine and authentic involvement. Answers Yahoo!

Hotels 245

Hotels Social Media Communities Discount 245

Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

Economist Ronald Coase has proposed that the reason firms exist is to decrease transaction costs. But the web makes transaction costs across individuals and ad hoc groups of people so small as to be unimportant to many web-era businesses. “Management of our growing social network&#. Social Web. Technorati.

Web 2.0 263

Web 2.0 Microsoft Startup Adsense 263

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

AUGUST 26, 2009

The easiest way to find these people is to find the communities that your users frequently visit, be it forums, Twitter, or other social networks. get Twitter mentions of your brand via RSS or email) or use a service like Backtype (backtype.com) to see comments across blogs and other social media sites (such as FriendFeed).

Brands 139

Brands MySpace Yahoo StumbleUpon 139

Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

Its’ more cost effective as well; too bad it’s limited (as mentioned earlier) to such a small segment of workers. Bursty then uses a social networking search service to identify two possible links or shared tags between himself and Eargot. Open Thread: What’s Your Social Network Strategy?

Wiki 247

Wiki Web 2.0 RSS Products 247

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 6, 2008

If we sell out we might make money but the cost is way to high. As Seen In… Social Media Backtype Brightkite Business Exchange DailyBooth del.icio.us Kirtsy Likaholix LinkedIn Mahalo Mento Mixx MyBlogLog MySpace Plurk Pownce Propeller Reddit SEOmoz Sphinn StumbleUpon Technorati Toluu Twitter Wikipedia Yahoo!

Reputation 125

Reputation Chemicals Issues Consultant 125

Viper Chill

MARCH 1, 2010

Owned by Yahoo, the site allows me to quickly save webpages I find and organise them using tags. There was even a time where every post on the Technorati homepage linked to one of my own websites. Reply Danny Cooper says: March 2, 2010 at 9:06 am Does it cost you $50 a year to use Google Apps? 15,000 views on Youtube in one day?

Resources 77

Resources Netvibes Marketing Delicious 77

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 17, 2010

Social Media isn’t only Social Networks. This includes everything from acquiring permits, to negotiating with shippers, to figuring costs out with any non-for-profit you may be working with. Do the same thing for your social networks, and your other interactions. It makes your client feel special.

Communities 237

Communities Twitter Web 2.0 ROI 237

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2010

Social Media: Getting Started Why You Have to Engage in Social Media, Even if You Don’t Want to (A Smart Bear): Jason Cohen (@asmartbear) makes a compelling argument into why social media must be considered, even if you have no interest in it. The article has examples of how social media worked too. Starting a Blog?

Marketing 265

Marketing SEO Journal Engineering 265

Bare Feet Studios

MARCH 1, 2009

I would have liked to point this campaign to my San Francisco friends, who also happen to be active web users, who themselves have a large “following&# via blogs, social networks, Twitter, et al. Just when I was about to give up hope, I decided to click the Share link, hoping to see links to my favorite social networks!

Tourism 40

Tourism Campaign Sites Social Media 40

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 19, 2008

but I was an early adopter of social networks from when I first opened my 3.5″ On the other hand, my first ever interaction on AOL was with someone who was separated from my social network by only one degree. I was 12 at the time, it was 1993, and AOL cost $5.95/hour hour (after a flat rate of $9.95

MySpace 101

MySpace Yahoo Ustream StumbleUpon 101

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MAY 5, 2010

There’s a cost to this, though. Aggregate Your Other Social Streams If you’re only on Facebook, this step isn’t for you. Hopefully, though, you’re considering other social networks to broaden your social media reach. As a result, engagement goes up as the page appears very active.

Facebook 279

Facebook How To Marketing URL 279

Viper Chill

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

After being sold for around $10m back in 2005 to Yahoo, Delicious is now back in the hands of its original owners and is sporting a new redesign with a slightly new focus. Technorati Top Blogs. Many of you will know about Technorati and their blog directory already but it’s still worth mentioning them here. Board Reader.

Analysis 82

Analysis Quantcast Data StumbleUpon 82

Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

Technorati Tags : Google Reader , knowledge management , lifehacks. I currently use gmail, but have continued to use Bloglines simply because there is only so much switching costs [Read More]. If you want to share or publish one of the filtered feeds, run it though FeedBurner to obfuscate any Google or Yahoo account info.

Google Reader 273

Google Reader Google Bookmarklet RSS 273

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JUNE 30, 2008

I hate to start over building the network, though, especially since it’s very likely that Plurk will have the same scaling problems. The simple fact remains that Twitter is taking a pounding on traffic and spam, raking up more and more costs with no revenue model. Answers Yahoo! But PLURK? I LOVE PLURK! But PLURK?

Twitter 199

Twitter Microblogging MySpace Comparison 199

Webbiquity SMM

JANUARY 17, 2011

How are consumers and b2b decision makers using social media in their buying processes? Which social media platforms are most effective at influencing buyer behavior? How do the audiences differ across various social networks? What Americans Do Online: Social Media And Games Dominate Activity by Nielsen Wire.

Research 210

Research Social Media B2B Marketing 210

Bill Hartzer

AUGUST 4, 2009

Make sure the article is optimized with the proper title tag and include links to socialize the article like a link to Digg.com, Mixx.com, Propeller.com, Reddit.com, and Delicious.com. The news site should also be in Google News and in Yahoo News, which also helps. Examples – MSN and Yahoo! Here’s one by MSN and.

URL 112

URL Types Social Bookmarking Digg 112

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 8, 2008

Reem Abeidoh , Social Media Strategist : A social media marketer provides strategic online recommendations based on the client’s business goals and intensive research. social conversation tools (FriendFeed, and maybe you could even lump in Disqus and the like with it).

Social Media 163

Social Media Marketing Consultant Communities 163

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 29, 2010

Somehow, individuals forget along the way that costs accrue when considering the venue, food, exhibit hall, and the staff required on hand to run the event smoothly. Chris puts it really nicely when he says, “But free is a choice, and it’s not your buyers who decide this, no matter what we like to think in social media kumbaya-ville.

Products 267

Products Consultant Price Social Media 267

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

APRIL 8, 2010

Social Media is Not Free When you were a kid, you probably wondered why road infrastructure projects cost in the billions or that nature preservation programs cost millions. Heck, the real question you probably had was “why does everything cost so much money? Answers Yahoo!

Social Media 268

Social Media Marketing Policies Sysomos 268

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 29, 2008

I was able to interview Dave, one of the brilliant minds behind the company and the game, and he has given some really great information about the viral marketing piece, including the costs and the execution. Tamar : How much (approximately) did the whole project cost? Answers Yahoo! Dave : Well, it’s hard to say!

Marketing 103

Marketing Film StumbleUpon Project 103

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 10, 2010

Does the fact that their costs come in the form of materials and mine in the form of time make theirs any more ‘real’? Having been involved in two of the most popular Technorati blogs (both in the top 10), I know when a pitch is crap. As Seen In… Social Media Backtype Brightkite Business Exchange DailyBooth del.icio.us

Blogger 177

Blogger Press Release Advertising Review 177

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 5, 2009

Social Media Sites: General The Big Boys of Social Bookmarking: The Top 20 Sites (10e20): Chris Winfield ranks the top 20 social bookmarking sites by their Alexa rankings and gives a short description of what each does — in case you haven’t ventured beyond Digg. What are the most popular sites in these age groups?

Marketing 144

Marketing StumbleUpon SEO Reputation 144

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 10, 2010

Even though there is a cost for entry for some of the best resources, the solutions were highly worthwhile, I explained. High costs don’t always translate to better quality. Finally, I haven’t tried it yet, but Viralheat sounds promising , especially for the cost. Answers Yahoo! What are they tweeting?

Marketing 240

Marketing How To SEO Training 240

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

FEBRUARY 16, 2010

My tech-friends seem to be mostly agnostic liberals, and my views – though wonderful once you hear them in detail – would cost me a solid fourth at least of my current followers. As Seen In… Social Media Backtype Brightkite Business Exchange DailyBooth del.icio.us Answers Yahoo!

Twitter 205

Twitter Sports Microblogging HootSuite 205

Buzz Marketing for Technology

JUNE 27, 2008

Build ego searches using Technorati and Google Blogsearch. A really nice layout doesn’t have to cost a lot, but shows you’re more than a social media dabbler. Passports are accounts on other social networks and social media platforms. Twitter.com is a must if you have a social media audience.

Social Media 280

Social Media Brands Technorati RSS 280

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JULY 2, 2010

Facebook is not just a social network anymore; it is a society. Having a simple, yet totally functional design, is a reason why I have could say that Facebook is my winner among all social networks of its kind. The first image is free, but each gift thereafter costs $1. Now, I’m networking with bloggers.

Facebook 111

Facebook Web 2.0 MySpace API 111

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 10, 2008

Tagging individuals in unflattering pictures that may end up costing your friends their jobs. Other Social Sites Join a new social network and then invite everyone you’ve ever emailed in your lifetime to the service by submitting your entire Gmail address book when the service requests it. di “Quid Tum?

Handbook 279

Handbook Social Media Web 2.0 StumbleUpon 279

Viper Chill

APRIL 25, 2012

Don’t let its lack of cost make you doubt the value here though. Social networks are growing at record-breaking speeds. I don’t know if you can still call The Huffington Post a blog, but they somehow still hold the title of being #1 over at Technorati. It’s more like a mini-eBook, without the price tag.

Sites 96

Sites Industry Blogger News 96

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

JANUARY 14, 2009

How Much Money is a Top Google Ranking Worth to Your Business : Aaron Wall discusses the cost of that #1 link backing up the data with some hard research. The 10 Commandments of the Social Web : Building a social network? Social Media Brightkite del.icio.us Answers Yahoo! One key is defensible traffic.

SEO 162

SEO Social Media Marketing Reputation 162

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

MARCH 24, 2010

Simply give a person a 3 or 4 sentence email explaining what it is & does why it was created how it can benefit them and then…if it is something where incremental access costs next to nothing (like a SAAS offering) then give them a free account to check it out. Answers Yahoo!

Influencer 278

Influencer How To Press Release Blogger 278

Techipedia: Tamar Weinberg

DECEMBER 15, 2008

As an individual, perhaps a company or an entrepreneur who is looking to spread the word about a new product launch, you have the potential to keep marketing costs down by reaching out to bloggers and having them talk about your product. rsgrandinetti(at)yahoo(dot)com Kimberly D. It sounds great!! Happy Holidays everyone! is great!

Blogger 103

Blogger Yahoo Buy Twitter 103

Laurel Papworth

AUGUST 1, 2010

Called Facebook “Credit&# it includes a real world component named, rather fetchingly, “App2User&# , which aims to encourage merchants and loyalty programs like Qantas Frequent Flyer points and Flybuys and whatnot to use the Facebook points social media system. Social Networks and Online Communities – maybe Twitter?

Facebook 105

Facebook Virtual World Foursquare Banking 105